That’s a wrap on a good weekend
Fun cruise to Cypress. Slightly choppy and Blakely Pass was pretty swirly against the current but otherwise uneventful. Dropped the anchor in 40 feet and backed right up to the beach.
Quick trip to drop a lunch hook at Roche and pick up Kelly.
Smooth sailing after dropping Kelly off for an overnight trip with his soccer team and getting donuts from Roche Harbor Cafe. Was extra cautious thru Stuart Island reef after hearing about a charter boat that missed the cut a few weekends ago. Stuck to the chart and no problem.
Some motoring, drifting, and sailing. No fish caught, but it was an excellent day to be out with no particular place to go.
And we’re back! A rough and busy day for our last leg on the first day of salmon fishing. Phone check in with customs went great, though we did have to throw half dozen Canadian eggs overboard
Other than dodging ferry’s at Schwartz Bay, and navigating thru Iroquois Channel and the shallow entrance to the spit, the journey is as pretty benign.
Plus a stop at Maple Bay for pump out and water which was pleasant. Then to Tod Inlet which was packed. We attempted to stern tie, but the combination of a rising wind funneling down the inlet, plus setting the anchor too far out caused us to bail. We got it all set up, but I didn’t like it with the wind. So we went to Mill Bay where we have a large anchorage all to ourselves. Buchart Gardens will have to wait for another day. We did have two Orca sightings along the way and they were pretty close.
Some big water out there today, but it was the best weather window for our schedule. Military exercise zone Whiskey Golf was active today, which meant we had to take some less than ideal headings for the waves. Put up some jib and the mizzen to help with rolling too much. Made it to Gabriella Pass an hour early, but made it thru no problem with 3.5 knots pulling us thru. Unfortunately the pump out at Oyster Marina here is not functioning, so we’re staying at Manana Marina until we can get to a pump out tomorrow.
